Fred Wilson
Fred Wilson
Fred Wilsonis an American businessman, venture capitalist and blogger. Wilson is the co-founder of Union Square Ventures, a New York City-based venture capital firm with investments in Web 2.0 companies such as Twitter, Tumblr, Foursquare, Zynga, Kickstarter, and 10gen...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBusinessman
Date of Birth20 August 1961
CountryUnited States of America
Fred Wilson quotes about
people
When people laugh at a company or say, 'This is the stupidest thing I have ever heard,' you are listening.
people juggernaut unstoppable
Facebook is not an unstoppable juggernaut. There are a lot of other things people can do on the web.
people stuff happenings
I don't like to talk about myself. I like to talk about stuff that's happening, stuff that's going to happen, and the people who are going to make it happen.
people world problem
Not acknowledging that beauty is complex-that's the problem. I enjoy making it complex for people, because that's my world.
games play people
People already love to play casual games. But when you take a casual game and stick it inside a social network, it becomes way more exciting.
crazy thinking people
I think 'crazy' is a compliment. I think you make money with people who are crazy.
team people building
Building product is not about having a large team to manage. It is about having a small team with the right people on it.
obvious-things ideas people
Ideas that most people derided as ridiculous have produced the best outcomes. Don't do the obvious thing.
city create customers fifth gift great holidays incredible innovation thrilled tradition
We have energized Saks Fifth Avenue's tradition of celebrating the holidays with excitement, innovation and great style. We are thrilled to have partnered with Philips to create this incredible break-through program, as a gift to our customers and the city of New York.
might
We can't get out, so we might as well have fun.
approaches curing efficient maybe medical preventing scientific
We need new medical approaches to preventing and/or curing disease. We need new scientific approaches to generating, storing, and being more efficient with energy. Maybe we need more space exploration. Maybe we need more undersea exploration.
invested knows mining
We haven't invested in the Mining Company, but I want to be friends with Scott because he knows a lot of people.
businesses legacy pass sons
Businesses are a legacy we can pass on to our sons and daughters. We need our own businesses to have more of a say-so in our communities.
community problem
We've got to be very, very careful, ... We don't want to put the problem into the community either.